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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Renowned for paintings and prints






2. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






3. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






4. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






5. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






6. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






7. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






8. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






9. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






10. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






11. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






12. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






13. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






14. Where the revolving door was fully developed






15. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






16. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






17. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






18. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






19. Application of potassium sulphide






20. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






21. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






22. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






23. The amount of light reflected by a hue






24. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






25. Something that supports a sculpture






26. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






27. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






28. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






29. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






30. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






31. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






32. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






33. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






34. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






35. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






36. Pale green






37. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






38. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






39. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






40. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






41. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






42. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






43. Known for his glass sculpture






44. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






45. Technique of shading using dots to control value






46. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






47. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






48. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






49. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






50. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments